Job search and job offers

Improving your job opportunities

Have you returned to Serbia from abroad and want to settle in again? But are you finding it difficult to find a job in Serbia?

The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB, a German aid and welfare organisation) can help you to improve your chances in the job market. It works together with local organisations.

The ASB offers you

• Basic training courses if you want to set up a business
• Vocational training and further education
• Personal advice during the entire process
• Courses for children and young people to get them through the difficult time after returning
• Integration and inclusion courses for adults

Please get in touch via the following website if you’re interested: https://asb-see.org/contact/

Or feel free to get more information from the centre on site, via e-mail or by phone.

Advice relevant to your situation

You’re looking for advice that provides a good overview. You’re living in Serbia or have returned to Serbia from abroad. Are you finding it difficult to integrate? Or do you have a business idea that you’d like to turn into reality? Would you like further training? Or are you looking for a job?
 
Then you can get help from the German Information Centre on Migration, Vocational Training and Employment (DIMAK). In addition to its 2 main centres in Belgrade, there are 6 hotspot offices in Novi Pazar, Kraljevo, Bor, Novi Sad, Kruševac and Niš.
You can go to these to find out, for example:

• How and where you can ask for emergency accommodation
• How and where you can get an identity card or health insurance
• Your rights and the services to which you are entitled
• How to find a job or a suitable training course
• How to submit the best job application

Your current situation may be very difficult. Perhaps you or a member of your family feels unable to cope. Here, too, DIMAK can provide support. It can refer you to people who will listen to you and help you. These people are trained in psychosocial work. Their goal is to help you rediscover your potential, build your self-confidence and set you on the path to a new improved situation.

Here you can learn more about this and how the centre can support you.

You are welcome to contact DIMAK on site, by phone or online for further information.
 

Contact details for the centres:

Belgrade
Opening hours: weekdays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +38162204258
+38163415294 (New Belgrade)

Novi Pazar
Opening hours: Mondays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +381695518891

Kraljevo
Opening hours: Tuesdays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +381638557494

Bor
Opening hours: Tuesdays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +381695518893

Novi Sad
Opening hours: Tuesdays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +381631117019

Kruševac
Opening hours: Thursdays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +381631117024

Niš
Opening hours: Fridays, 8:30 to 12:30
Telephone: +381695518892

Better opportunities in the job market

The Serbian National Employment Agency (NSZ) offers education and training programmes.
By taking part, you can learn new skills. This helps you to improve your opportunities in the job market.

The NSZ also offers you:

• Internships
• Training courses leading to additional qualifications
• Training on starting a business
• Training courses in cooperation with employers
• Vocational development for adults

Support with job hunting

The network of migration service centres includes seven centres. These centres are based in branches of the National Employment Service.

The centres help returnees in the following areas:

• Job hunting:
  • The centres provide information on vacancies.
  • The centres give information on jobs in the public sector as well as seasonal jobs.
• The centres make referrals to training programmes and also offer advice.

This advice for example includes:

• opportunities to make use of employment incentives,
• subsidies for starting your own business.

Advice on all aspects of reintegration

You can get information and advice from the German Information Centre for Migration, Training and Employment (DIMAK). Each consultation is designed exclusively to meet your needs.

This offer is aimed at:

• Returnees from Germany and other countries
• Locals who are interested in emigrating to Germany

DIMAK helps you with your return and reintegration and can refer you to the appropriate agencies. These can be governmental and non-governmental institutions dealing with areas like:

• Job hunting in Serbia
• How to start your own business in Serbia
• How to assert your rights
• The opportunities that may be available
• “Social protection” as a key concept
• Improving your qualifications

DIMAK's contacts can be found here.

Job search training courses

Roma Education Fund training courses help you look for a job.

There are various training courses available. For example, you can learn how to improve your CV and letters of application.

The staff can advise you on which training course is better for you.

If you would like to attend a training course, write an email.
You will find further details on the website.

You do not have to pay for these services.

Application training

The Roma Centre can help you look for a job. It offers various training courses. You can learn how to improve your applications and your CV. This will increase your chances of finding a job in Serbia.

The centre has offices in:

• Kragujevac
• Kruševac
• Planned for: Kostolac.

You will find details on the website and on Facebook. If you have questions, feel free to call or write an email.

You do not have to pay for these services.

Finding a vocational training programme

The Association of Roma Students (ARS) helps you find a vocational training programme.

The training course called “I want to work” supports you in finding a job. The ARS team can advise you on the following:

• Which jobs are available?
• Which jobs might be suitable for you?

You can learn how to apply and what is important at a job interview.

The ARS also organises Girls’ Days. These are days where the focus is particularly on helping girls and young women. You can get insights into the world of work.

You can call the ARS or write an email if you have questions. You do not have to pay for this service.

Various job vacancies

The Poslovi and Poslovi.infostud websites have various job vacancies for all areas, for example in the craft trades and in academic professions.  

You can register and upload your CV. Companies will then be able to find you when they look for new recruits. 

The websites explain how you can apply for jobs. Be sure to note the deadlines. 

You will find more information here: https://poslovi.infostud.com/  

You do not have to pay for this service. For more information, please contact DIMAK in person, via telephone or online.